Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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Facing the next batter, Chris also tried his best to use the advantage of facing Eijun for the first time to match the ball.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

The batter didn't react and didn't swing at the first pitch.

'The ball suddenly appeared like a living thing...'

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Facing the second ball, the batter failed to seize the opportunity to hit and missed the ball.

Before the batter can adjust his mentality, the third ball comes right after, forcing the batter to swing.

"What!" The heavy force of the ball coming from the bat head really gave Nohara a new understanding.

If you don't hit the center of the ball, or if you are a power hitter, it is really difficult to hit the ball out from this pitcher.

"Bah!"

The white ball first landed on the right side of the pitcher's mound, then flew backwards and was quickly grabbed by Zengzi and passed to first base.

"Ugga!"

Yuki was also ready and stretched out his gloves to catch the pass.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

"This ball..." In the rest area of ​​Xibang High School, Zi said in a low voice leisurely: "Even in the rest area, you can see movement..."

"This is one of Sawamura's biggest killer moves, the quirk ball..." Coach Nishiji nodded and said solemnly, "Being able to throw a ball like this into the corner is really hard to deal with..."

"..."

"Sawamura! Good pitch!"

"Two outs! Two outs!"

"Tsk..." Nohara smacked his lips unwillingly and walked back to the rest area.

When he arrived at the batting cage, he met the inquiring gaze of the next batter.

"You'd better stand in the batter's box and take a look. His pitching is even more amazing than it looks from the side."

"Yeah..."

Looking at the second batter coming up, Rongchun looked at Senior Chris, and after waiting for the signal, he did not pause for a moment...

Throw the ball...

No mercy...

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Although the batter tried his best to bite the ball, he was completely unable to keep up with his pitch and could only swing the bat with difficulty.

"Snapped!"

"Strike out! Attack and defense switch!"

"Good job!"

"As expected of you, Sawamura!"

"Qingdao!"

"The most important thing next is to get a hit and get on base. Even though we are in adverse circumstances, we must not give up easily."

When the offense and defense were changing, coach Kataoka called all the team members together and gave the players a speech.

"No matter how good that catcher is, you still have an absolute advantage over him."

"...Absolute advantage?"

When the players hesitated, Chris smiled and said, "It's just that you have more practical experience."

I started playing baseball in high school. During my first year, I was just doing basic training and never participated in a formal game.

One can imagine how excited Supervisor Nishijigo was when he discovered the talent of this player, and how carefully he trained him.

But in his second year, he was directly appointed as the team's main catcher...

It's possible that the third-year player who was originally scheduled to serve as the main catcher was injured, or maybe his ability is already good enough to take on this role.

As to the reason, it is unknown.

"Combat experience is not something you can double just because you are good. This is not a game."

“……”After hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment and then smiled in understanding.

"Being in a standard batting state should be the best way to restrain the catcher, but this does not mean that you have to suppress your own style. You have to carry out your attack until the last moment!"

"Yes!"

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"A low-key genius..." Rongchun sighed as he put on his protective gear and walked towards the waiting area.

"It's a nationally ranked strong school, but the catcher is a sophomore who just started learning baseball in high school, and he doesn't have a single famous game..."

'He is deliberately reducing his presence...'

Is that why there is so little information?

No matter what, this round is definitely the best chance to score again.

The blow in the last game irritated him, and he was discovered, so it probably won’t be long before the ace comes on the field.

"Senior Baizhou, fight back! Go ahead!"

The loud shout of support from Eijun made Shirasu pause slightly in the batter's box.

This loud shout of support also made everyone in the rest area behind him pause.

So far, no one else in Qingdao has received this enthusiastic support except Chris.

"This Sawamura kid...why have we never seen him so enthusiastic towards us before!" Isashiki muttered softly while frosting his beard.

"What?" Ryosuke heard his muttering and said with a smile, "Are you jealous that Shirasu has a higher status in your junior's heart?"

"No...no!" Isashiki expressed disdain.

Liangjie adhered to the principle of seeing through but not saying it out loud, and smiled.

"Please advise!"

Hakushu responded to Eijun's support with a calm nod, then greeted the referee and got into a batting stance.

Zi took a look at Hakushu's position. This player can only be said to have solid striking ability in Qingdao's batting line, but he has no outstanding characteristics.

Since there are no particularly obvious weaknesses, it is actually hard to see through...

"call out!"

A white light with a sharp edge came towards the home plate. Baizhou's heart trembled, and then he moved his body, stepped out with his left foot, and swung the bat in his hand.

"Shh!"

"Snapped!"

The flying baseball crossed paths with the swinging bat and landed accurately into the catcher's glove behind him.

"nice shot!"

The second ball is a straight ball high to the inside corner.

"call out!"

"Slow ball!" He didn't expect a slow ball to be thrown at this time. Shirasu paused for a moment between swings and barely managed to hit the ball out.

"Qiang!"

After being hit, the baseball fell to the ground outside third base and then rolled away.

"Well done, Niwa!"

"Two strikes to chase!"

The Xibang side also cheered at the right time to encourage Niwa's performance.

Since he had already chased two good balls, Zi immediately thought of the third ball and gave the secret signal at the same time.

The opponent has already come up with a countermeasure, and the more balls there are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

"call out!"

"A straight ball to the inside corner!" Facing this fierce ball, Hakushu quickly determined the ball's path and swung the bat again.

"Qiang..."

Just at the moment when the bat hit the baseball, Baizhou's face changed. After the bat sank a little, he applied pressure to the bat and pushed the ball out hard.

"Fly!" Shirasu dropped the bat and quickly ran to first base.

"Right field!"

"Run!"

"Hakushu!"

The stands were filled with excited cheers. After flying for a distance, the baseball landed on the ground faster than the right fielder could catch up. Seeing this, Shirasu gritted his teeth and lowered his head to run towards second base.

When the right fielder caught up with the bouncing ball and threw it toward second base, Hakushu also dived toward the base.

"Snapped!"

"Safety on base!"

“……”The way he handled it was completely unexpected. Zi frowned and looked at Shirasu at second base.

He only hit the lower half of the ball, but with his solid striking skills, he saved the ball to the greatest extent.

"awesome!"

"Well done!"

“Great job!”

The first runner stepped onto the scoring circle, causing the stands to cheer even louder, and Shirasu silently clenched his fist to celebrate.

"Ninth batter, pitcher Sawamura."

After the announcement, Eijun walked into the batter's box.

"..." Niwa looked at the man whose expression was unclear, frowned seriously, and couldn't help but clenched the baseball.

However, the next moment, Niwa's expression changed.

"..." Zi looked at the batter who was in a batting stance, and signaled Niwa not to worry too much and focus on the pitching.

"You really want to score points..."

After a moment, Zi pointed to the infield defenders, asked them to move forward a little, asked the outfielders to pay a little more attention, and then gave the signal to pitch.

However, facing the pitcher's first inside corner ball, Eijun directly retracted the bat.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Zi frowned immediately, "Just give up the low ball route..."

"You want me to hit a ground ball..." Eijun glanced at the catcher's glove calmly, then got into batting stance again.

The second ball was a low ball on the inside corner, half a pitch away from the first ball, and Rongjun still took back the bat directly.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"Great control of the ball..." Eijun moved his bat and looked at the pitcher, then once again got into batting stance again.

"!" Seeing the signal that Rongchun was going to give, Baizhou secretly looked towards the rest area, and seeing that there was no objection, he made preparations.

The moment the pitcher took a step forward to throw the ball, Shirasu also took a big step and ran to the next base without hesitation.

"Stealing a base!"

Amid the exclamations of the audience, Eijun waited for the ball to reach home plate, and slowly followed with the bat in his hand.

"Qiang!"

"Perfect!" Eijun couldn't help but praise himself.

The third strike perfectly hit the ball to a tricky spot, halfway between home plate and first base.

And because of the perfect force unloading, it stopped after rolling slowly for a few rounds.

"Varied!"

Sano and Niwa, who quickly stepped forward and ran down the mound to chase the ball, were both shocked.

"Pass to first base!"

Sano picked up the ball without even looking at it and quickly passed it to the second baseman who was at first base.

However, the situation caused by that momentary delay is...

"Safety on base!"

"Safety on base!"

"It stopped miraculously!" The commentator in the broadcasting room was also shocked and couldn't help but get excited, "No one is out, runners on first and third base!"

"Oh!!!"

"No!"

“What good luck!”

"Bunting genius!"

"Matajiro!" Sensing that Niwa's attention was a little distracted, Zi called a timeout and ran to the pitcher's mound, "You pitched the ball very well, what happened just now was just an accident!"

"That's right! Let's solve them one by one!"

"Focus on dealing with the hitters!"

"Leave the back to me!"

"Yes!" Niwa responded in advance with full energy and momentum.

Even though...

"It's been like this since the game ended..." Seeing that he seemed to be hiding something, Ziwei narrowed his eyes.

"As expected...I saw the difference between me and that pitcher..."

"Matajiro!" Zi's hand also rested on Niwa's shoulder, "Be prepared to lose a point. If the situation cannot be reversed, Sato-senpai will take over."

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